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Mussolinis March on Rome
Benito Mussolini came to power in Italy. The March marked the beginning of fascist rule in Italy Encyclopedia Britannica,. 'March On Rome | Italian History'. N.p., 2015. Web. 9 Mar. 2015. -
U.S Stock Market Crash
It was also called the Great Crash. The U.S stock market prices went down and led to the Great Depression.
Encyclopedia Britannica,. 'Stock Market Crash Of 1929 | American History'. N.p., 2014. Web. 11 Mar. 2015. -
Japan Invades Manchuria
Manchuria, on China’s eastern seaboard, was attacked by Japan because they needed more space because their country was too crowded.
Historylearningsite.co.uk,. 'Manchuria 1931'. N.p., 2015. Web. 11 Mar. 2015. -
Restoration of the Professional Civil Service Law
The German government excluded Jews and other political opponents of the Nazis from all civil service positions. Excluded Jews from organizations, professions, and other aspects of public life.
Ushmm.org,. 'Anti-Jewish Legislation In Prewar Germany'. N.p., 2015. Web. 11 Mar. 2015. -
Creation of the Nuremberg Laws
The laws said jews could not become a legal citizen of Germany and couldn't marry a German citizen.
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Italy Invades Ethiopia
An armed conflict in Italy conquring Ethiopia. Often seen as one of the episodes that prepared the way for World War II.
Ushmm.org,. 'The Nuremberg Race Laws'. N.p., 2015. Web. 11 Mar. 2015. -
Hitler Militarizes the Rhineland
Nazi leader Adolf Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact by sending German military forces into the Rhineland, a demilitarized zone along the Rhine River in western Germany.
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Germany Annexes Austria
German troops march into Austria to annex the German-speaking nation for the Third Reich.
Hitler and the nazis made the austrian leader resigned on march 11
Rhineland, Hitler. 'Hitler Reoccupies The Rhineland - Mar 07, 1936 - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. -
Munich Conference
Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, French Premier Edouard Daladier, and British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain sign the Munich Pact, which seals the fate of Czechoslovakia by handing it over to Germany.
Munich, Hitler. 'Hitler Appeased At Munich - Sep 30, 1938 - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. -
Kristallnacht
In an incident known as “Kristallnacht”, Nazis in Germany torched synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes, schools and businesses and killed close to 100 Jews. Also known as the knight of broken glass.
HISTORY.com,. 'Kristallnacht - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.Com'. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. -
Einstein's Letter to FDR
On this day in 1939, German-born physicist Albert Einstein wrote a letter to then-president Franklin D. Roosevelt expressing his concern that Nazi Germany had already begun to create an atomic bomb with the use of uranium. Dannen.com,. 'Einstein's Letter To Roosevelt, August 2, 1939'. N.p., 2015. Web. 16 Mar. 2015. -
Nazi Invasion of Poland
At 4:45 a.m., some 1.5 million German troops invade Poland all along its 1,750-mile border with German-controlled territory. It was the start of WWII.
Poland, Germans. 'Germans Invade Poland - Sep 01, 1939 - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. -
France Surrenders
With Paris fallen and the German conquest of France reaching its conclusion, Marshal Henri Petain replaces Paul Reynaud as prime minister and announces his intention to sign an armistice with the Nazis.
surrender, France. 'France To Surrender - Jun 17, 1940 - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. -
Battle of Britian
On this day in 1940, the German Luftwaffe begin the first in a long series of bombing raids against Great Britain, as the Battle of Britain, which will last three and a half months, begins. It was the largest air battle in the war
begins, The. 'The Battle Of Britain Begins - Jul 10, 1940 - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. -
The Tripartite Pact
On this day in 1940, the Axis powers are formed as Germany, Italy, and Japan become allies with the signing of the Tripartite Pact in Berlin. It was created “to assist one another with all political, economic and military means” when any one of them was attacked.
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Operation Barbarossa
On June 22, 1941, Adolf Hitler launched his armies eastward in a massive invasion of the Soviet Union: three great army groups with over three million German soldiers, 150 divisions, and three thousand tanks smashed across the frontier into Soviet territory.
Stalingrad, Battle. 'Operation Barbarossa - World War II - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Just before 8 a.m. on December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. The bombing took 2 hours to destroy the base.
Bombed, This, and Pearl bombed. 'Pearl Harbor Bombed - Dec 07, 1941 - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. -
The Wannsee Conference
On this day, Nazi officials meet to discuss the details of the “Final Solution” of the “Jewish problem." They're trying to find a fast and effective way to kill Jews.
Conference, The. 'The Wannsee Conference - Jan 20, 1942 - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. -
Bataan Death March
The day after the surrender of the main Philippine island of Luzon to the Japanese, the 75,000 Filipino and American troops captured on the Bataan Peninsula begin a forced march to a prison camp near Cabanatuan.
begins, Bataan. 'Bataan Death March Begins - Apr 10, 1942 - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. -
Doolittle Raid
On this day in 1942, 16 American B-25 bombers, launched from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet 650 miles east of Japan and commanded by Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle, attack the Japanese mainland.
Tokyo, Doolittle. 'Doolittle Leads Air Raid On Tokyo - Apr 18, 1942 - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. -
Battle of Midway
On this day in 1942, the Battle of Midway was one of the most decisive U.S. naval victories against Japan during World War II Due ti Advances in Code Breaking. HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad stopped the German advance into the Soviet Union and marked the turning of the tide of war in favor of the Allies.
ends, Battle. 'Battle Of Stalingrad Ends - Feb 02, 1943 - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. -
D-Day
Although the term D-Day is used routinely as military lingo for the day an operation or event will take place, for many it is also synonymous with June 6, 1944, the day the Allied powers crossed the English Channel and landed on the beaches of Normandy, France, beginning the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi control during World War II.
D-Day, This. 'D-Day - Jun 06, 1944 - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 -
Operation Valkyrie
The most famous assassination attempt on the life of Adolf Hitler took place on July 20th 1944 at the Wolfsschanze or Wolf’s Lair headquarters near Rastenburg, East Prussia.
Lib.cam.ac.uk,. 'Operation Valkyrie 1944'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Mar. 2015. -
Discovery of majdanek
The Majdanek extermination camp in Lublin was liberated by Soviet troops on July 23, 1944; it was the first of many Nazi concentration camps to be liberated by the Allies.
Scrapbookpages.com,. 'The Liberation Of Majdanek Concentration Camp By Soviet Troops July 23, 1944'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Mar. 2015. -
Battle of the Bulge
On this day, the Germans launch the last major offensive of the war, Operation Mist, also known as the Ardennes Offensive and the Battle of the Bulge, an attempt to push the Allied front line west from northern France to northwestern Belgium.
Bulge, Battle. 'Battle Of The Bulge - Dec 16, 1944 - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Mar. 2015. -
Hitler's Suicide
Der Fuhrer, Adolf Hitler, dictator of Germany, burrowed away in a refurbished air-raid shelter, consumes a cyanide capsule, then shoots himself with a pistol, on this day in 1945, as his “1,000-year” Reich collapses above him.
Hitler, Death, and Adolf bunker. 'Adolf Hitler Commits Suicide In His Underground Bunker - Apr 30, 1945 - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Mar. 2015. -
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Bombing of Hiroshima
On this day in 1945, at 8:16 a.m. Japanese time, an American B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, drops the world’s first atom bomb, over the city of Hiroshima. Approximately 80,000 people are killed as a direct result of the blast, and another 35,000 are injured.
Hiroshima, Atomic. 'Atomic Bomb Is Dropped On Hiroshima - Aug 06, 1945 - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Mar. 2015. -
Bombing of Nagasaki
On this day in 1945, a second atom bomb is dropped on Japan by the United States, at Nagasaki, resulting finally in Japan’s unconditional surrender.
Nagasaki, Atomic. 'Atomic Bomb Dropped On Nagasaki - Aug 09, 1945 - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Mar. 2015. -
V-J Day
On August 14, 1945, it was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II.
HISTORY.com,. 'V-J Day - World War II - HISTORY.Com'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Mar. 2015. -
Creation of the United Nations
On this day in 1945, the United Nations Charter, which was adopted and signed on June 26, 1945, is now effective and ready to be enforced. To keep the peace between nations.
born, The. 'The United Nations Is Born - Oct 24, 1945 - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Mar. 2015. -
The Nuremberg trials
Twenty-four high-ranking Nazis go on trial in Nuremberg, Germany, for atrocities committed during World War II.
Begin, This, and Nuremberg begin. 'Nuremberg Trials Begin - Nov 20, 1945 - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 16 Mar. 2015. -
The Beginning of the Cold War
The uneasy alliance between the United States and Soviet Russia during WWII quickly unraveled in the post-war era. The cold war lasted for close to half of the 20th century and came close to worldwide disaster.
Authentichistory.com,. 'Origins Of The Cold War: 1946-1950'. N.p., 2015. Web. 16 Mar. 2015. -
The Japanese War Crime Trials
In Tokyo, Japan, the International Military Tribunals for the Far East begins hearing the case against 28 Japanese military and government officials accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during World War II.
begins, Japanese. 'Japanese War Crimes Trial Begins - May 03, 1946 - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 16 Mar. 2015.
